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October 21, 2024 Meeting Notes

Writer's picture: Arthy PansanathanArthy Pansanathan

Election Updates 

  • Ran into an issue with the community chair positions, but Leah was able to figure things out

    • Community chair candidates had to rework their campaigns – all is good now

  • Elections are going to finish on Friday, which means first-years do not get to emcee Kaffeehaus

    • Fourth-years (specifically Josh and someone else) emcee this time, and then tag team with first-years next Kaffeehaus

  • 2 candidate teams for community chairs, and a couple of first-year candidates


INTERRUPTED BY FLY-LIZARD


Event Updates

  • Semester 1

    • Kaffeehaus

      • Need people to help set up for tables and chairs around 6/6:30

      • At capacity for the venue! The form is now closed!

        • If anyone reaches out about coming to the event, tell them sorry!

      • Still looking for people to perform! Encourage your friends to perform:)

      • Sofie and Madelyn will also help emcee if needed be

    • Milk and Cookies

      • October 25th!

      • You can attend and still get milk and cookies even if you are not in first year

      • Tell first years to come! TAs, please!

    • Halloween

      • October 30th! 9 to 11:30 at andthenyou

        • We have the venue until 12:00 am

      • E-transfers are still going to Griffin, but money questions go to Ahastan

      • 5 sober volunteers, looking for 3 more people

        • Does not have to be a SASS member

      • Transportation

        • 2 groups going to the event to take first-years (from campus) (~8:45 and 9:15)

        • 2 groups coming back to campus to take first-years home

          • Around 8 people in total (preferred if they are also sober, or sober enough)

          • Every 20 people require at least 1 sober person

      • Buy drinks from the venue because we need to make the drink sale that we are paying them

    • Agora

      • If you have any professors in mind, contact JPA and SPA

        • Waiting on replies

      • Looking good!

      • Monday, October 18 from 5:45 to 8 PM or another time depending on professors’ availability

    • 2nd Year-Level Events

      • Escape Room

        • May need to submit EOHSS form; may need to delay event

    • Athletics and Recreation

      • Level reps have wanted to do a dodgeball event, and Jonah has worked HARD to get this (mean DBAC people)

      • DODGEBALL EVENT THIS SATURDAY! 6:00 to 8:00 PM!

        • Has gone through to EOHSS

          • Yes to dodgeball! 

    • Semi-Formal

      • Met with Marquis

      • 26th for Collective Arts or 22 for Bridgeworks

        • Figuring out the pros and cons of both locations

        • Bridgeworks; past semi-venue, but might be nice to explore something new!

    • Formal

      • Looking at either before February 28th or after the 29th of March

      • Need to figure out scheduling, venue

    • Musical

      • Script, cast, venue, and dates are done!

      • Rehearsal

        • Monday: 6:30 to 9 PM acting and vocal

        • Thursday: 5:45 to 8 PM dance

        • Band: Wednesday 5:30 to 7:30 PM

      • Marquis has not got the script yet, but script is done

      • Read through tomorrow, rehearsal starting Thursday

      • SASS meetings overlap, but it's okay! Just fill out the absence form, and let them know that you are missing 30 minutes of a rehearsal every other week

      • Rehearsal on Thursday, on Halloween?

  • Committees

    • Committee of the VPs

    • Communications

      • The post and Google Form will be posted when the community chair has been elected

Divestment and Banking

  • General Conversation

    • Motion for SASS to divest from the “Big 5” Canadian Banks

    • If this is a goal that we are interested in, we can begin this year and have it continue next year

    • Comments

      • Concern: Could be something that we pass, and not actually follow through with because of frequent switches of power

      • Can draft a motion and get it through to Arts and Science SRA, and Rushan can bring it up to the caucus for collaboration and support

      • Do we want to get other student groups involved? Possible yes.

      • Clarification: Does SASS have its own bank account? Yes, we do. But all the money we get is from the MSU. 

        • Will need to figure out how to do this operationally; through negotiations with MSU (Ahastan, Leah, Rushan, and Emily)

      • Will this be added to the Constitution? Maybe. SASS has no by-laws

        • If in the Constitution, may be more permanent and “official”

        • Will not be added to the Constitution until all details are figured out, and if it works out well for us this year

  • Need to have a meeting with MSU about logistics

    • Committee of a few people; Ahastan, Leah, and SRA people, Arthy, Avery

    • Emily – SRA people reached out to MSU to talked to VP Finance

      • VP Finance – office hours this Wednesday 3:30 to 4:30

        • Avery, Ahastan, and Rushan (maybe Emily) can make it. A good way to figure out logistics, and then text details to group chat!

  • How can we do this:

    • Have a part of the constitution with the unfilled projects and purposes and may be have this a part of it

    • Amending formula; ⅔ of people can vote on if they would like this change (next General Meeting)

    • For now, it will be our year's goal

      • Will bring it up as a permanent year goal next Gen. Meeting

    • Possible Milk and Cookies/Visions events to discuss the logistics

      • Or possibly another event ran by VP Functions

    • OR SRA office hour x SASS collaboration to inform (similar to SRA Info Night)

 
 
 

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